Topic: About to peel my 2011 Casascius 25 BTC (Read 878 times)
Thanks for the update and good luck collecting the fork coins, there are more than I can think of.
legendary
Activity: 2520
Merit: 3238
The Stone the masons rejected was the cornerstone.
You can read these articles in helping you reclaim your shitcoins.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/beginners-guide-claiming-your-bitcoin-cash-and-selling-it/
https://99bitcoins.com/how-to-claim-bitcoin-gold-btg-guide/
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/beginners-guide-claiming-your-bitcoin-cash-and-selling-it/
https://99bitcoins.com/how-to-claim-bitcoin-gold-btg-guide/
Just to end the thread:
I peeled it and cashed it. Using a sharp knife to lift up the sticker worked well, and left the coin looking good (in fact, it almost looks unopened). Typing the minikey from under the hologram to the 'Sweep' menu in Electrum wallet worked fine for sending the coins to an exchange.
Now I guess I have to find an Android phone from somewhere to install Coinomi so I can collect the value from the forks.
I won't be selling the empty Casascius coin, for now at least.
Thanks and cheers.
I peeled it and cashed it. Using a sharp knife to lift up the sticker worked well, and left the coin looking good (in fact, it almost looks unopened). Typing the minikey from under the hologram to the 'Sweep' menu in Electrum wallet worked fine for sending the coins to an exchange.
Now I guess I have to find an Android phone from somewhere to install Coinomi so I can collect the value from the forks.
I won't be selling the empty Casascius coin, for now at least.
Thanks and cheers.
Congrats on the profits! I love seeing people end up doing well from Bitcoin. Did holding the funds on the coin help you hold out longer than if they were in your regular wallet?
You can use electron cash to sweep the b!cash (BCH). Electron Cash is a fork of Electrum.
Just to end the thread:
I peeled it and cashed it. Using a sharp knife to lift up the sticker worked well, and left the coin looking good (in fact, it almost looks unopened). Typing the minikey from under the hologram to the 'Sweep' menu in Electrum wallet worked fine for sending the coins to an exchange.
Now I guess I have to find an Android phone from somewhere to install Coinomi so I can collect the value from the forks.
I won't be selling the empty Casascius coin, for now at least.
Thanks and cheers.
I peeled it and cashed it. Using a sharp knife to lift up the sticker worked well, and left the coin looking good (in fact, it almost looks unopened). Typing the minikey from under the hologram to the 'Sweep' menu in Electrum wallet worked fine for sending the coins to an exchange.
Now I guess I have to find an Android phone from somewhere to install Coinomi so I can collect the value from the forks.
I won't be selling the empty Casascius coin, for now at least.
Thanks and cheers.
Bitcoin was around 44 euros when I bought the coin. So price for the 25 BTC coin was around 1100 - 1200 €.
love a great investment
Bitcoin was around 44 euros when I bought the coin. So price for the 25 BTC coin was around 1100 - 1200 €.
Nice purchase!
Are you selling the redeemed coin? I am interested, please send pics with your user name and date next to it. Thanks
Thanks, I won't be selling the redeemed coin for now.
I haven't actually peeled it yet, I plan on doing it tomorrow (I still didn't figure out how to get Bitcoin Gold out of the coin without using Coinomi).
legendary
Activity: 2520
Merit: 3238
The Stone the masons rejected was the cornerstone.
Are you selling the redeemed coin? I am interested, please send pics with your user name and date next to it. Thanks
Bitcoin was around 44 euros when I bought the coin. So price for the 25 BTC coin was around 1100 - 1200 €.
video would be really cool, enjoy your investment !
what was original price of one of these in 2011 around $300 ?
what was original price of one of these in 2011 around $300 ?
Fun fact.
Did you know only 13% of all the 25BTC Casascius coins were peeled in 2017.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/how-many-casascius-owners-sold-at-10k-20k-updated-till-end-of-2017-2482954
Did you know only 13% of all the 25BTC Casascius coins were peeled in 2017.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/how-many-casascius-owners-sold-at-10k-20k-updated-till-end-of-2017-2482954
Yeah, then AUCTION the empty coin in here...should be plenty of competition for that
I would first sweep the BTC..then use the coinonomi way for the Btc Cash
You can sweep BTGs with coinomi too. Pretty easy really..
Peel that bad boy and make a video!
Nice coin! Let us know what you decide to do with it if you can.
I would offer 28 and then u don’t have to go through the trouble of figuring out all the coins.
legendary
Activity: 2520
Merit: 3238
The Stone the masons rejected was the cornerstone.
I would first sweep the BTC..then use the coinonomi way for the Btc Cash
what is the best way to sweep the fork coins? coinonomi process?
Honestly, as much as I hate to say it...peeling is likely the best choice. I will say I know of a 25 that was saved from that very recently though. Shipping a Cas 25 uninsured via USPS flat rate was quite nerve racking 
(was not my coin btw)
(was not my coin btw)Slightly off topic, but why not use registered mail?
Back on topic, as much as it pains me to say it, OP will get the most value by peeling this coin and then auctioning the spent coin here or ebay.
I can see the justification as not wanting to trigger suspicion, but that would be an incredibly nerve wracking couple of days waiting for USPS
Worth a flight and a rent a car transaction within the states. Can fly in the morning and red eye home, faster than overnight shipping too. Yeah I'd say that's a nerve wracking delivery at this point
Make sure you take plenty of photos of the coin before you peel it. Also, if you're comfortable doing this, disconnect your phone from the internet and cell towers (airplane mode) and make a video of your peeling and redeeming the coin. Wait until you've redeemed and moved the funds to a safe wallet, then upload your video to youtube. There are not many good videos online showing peeled coins; and a 25 BTC peeling video would be epic!
Agreed.
Safety & security is really important,
And making a video of peeling it would be..
Educational & Eye catching for newbies! (Not sure too much attention is whether good or not though)
Please make a good memory with the coin before peeling it.
I Mean it!
Thank you..
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